Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Phelan is worth considering.
One downside of living in Phelan, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.58 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Phelan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Phelan is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.09% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Phelan in 2018 was $24,700, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,800 for a family of four. However, Phelan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Phelan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Phelan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phelan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Phelan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.41% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Phelan include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Phelan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
